Public Health Rules in Johnson County, IA (2026)

1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Johnson County, Iowa.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Johnson County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Rodent Control

In unincorporated Johnson County, tenants in a single-family rental must exterminate rodents, insects or other pests on the premises themselves. In a multi-unit rental, the owner must handle extermination once two or more units are infested. If a landlord failed to keep the dwelling rodent-proof, the extermination duty shifts back to the owner regardless of unit count.

Johnson County Rodent Extermination Rules

Some Restrictions

Johnson County Rental Housing Code § 8:7.10(C)

Every occupant of a single-family rental dwelling shall be responsible for the extermination of any insects, rodents or other pests therein or on the rental premises; every occupant of a rental dwelling containing more than one rental dwelling unit or rental rooming unit shall be responsible for such extermination within the unit occupied whenever said rental unit is the only one infested. Notw...

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Public Health Rules by City in Johnson County

1 cities in Johnson County have their own public health rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

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1 verified rule • Rodent Control

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